Our 50 best HARD Summer 2018 photos

Body glitter and hand fans—maybe not the best UV protection for a near-triple-digit weekend. But who are we to rain on the sweaty, high-on-life (and EDM and other things) revelry at this past weekend’s HARD Summer, which returned to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

It’s still the EDM fest in SoCal, thanks to the likes of mega names like Marshmello, TOKiMONSTA, Virtual Self, Diplo, Dillon Francis, Zeds Dead, Jauz, Louis the Child and Flosstradamus. But this year’s two-day fest was marked by a deeper-than-usual hip-hop lineup—far beyond the typical legacy rapper or of-the-moment trap act. Travis Scott and Rick Ross were by far the biggest names, but the rest of the rap bill belonged to the likes of CupcakKe, Saweetie, Lil Xan and, uh, self-described non-human Jaden Smith.

Summer music festivals and punishing heat seem to always go hand in hand, and HARD made a few cool decisions this year: Stages were moved off of the hot pavement and onto the infield grass where the campgrounds once resided, and more free water stations and shade structures were added to the grounds. All in all, the changes kept crowds moving efficiently—though the same couldn’t always be said about the artists’ punctuality.